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EDITOR’S NOTE • IN THIS ISSUE OF MACLEAN’S

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COMMENTS • READERS WEIGH IN

For minister Sean Fraser, immigration is more than just a numbers game

Teach kids about misinformation • With the rampant spread of fake news and conspiracy theories, Canadian students would benefit from extra lessons in BS detection.

Feast or Famine • My family has been farming in Saskatchewan for three generations. With the looming shortage of skilled workers, our future is in flux.

The Animated Hero • Meet Callum Shoniker, the Toronto teen voicing the biggest characters in the cartoon universe

Back to the Future • Cape Breton Island’s old-timey Highland Village Museum just got an upgrade fit for the 21st century

CANADA IN THE YEAR 2060 • Summers lost to fire and smoke. Biblical floods. Dying forests. Retreating coasts. Economic turmoil and political unrest. It’s going to be a weird century. Here’s what it will look like—and how Canada can get through it.

BATTLE for the BEACH • A Toronto millionaire wanted to build a beachfront mega-cottage on a remote stretch of Prince Edward Island’s pristine north shore. Then the locals got wind of it.

How I Plan to Die • Preparing for MAID is exhausting and expensive. I’m glad I lived long enough to do it.

Thank you • Luminato is grateful to our community of supporters who help us bring ideas and inspiration to our festival audience.

A NEW LENS • Aaron T. Francis found a treasure trove of his grandfather’s vintage photos in the garage. They shed light on what it means to be Black in Canada.

HIDDEN HISTORIES • The opening exhibit at Vancouver’s Chinese Canadian Museum sheds new light on Canada’s notorious Chinese Exclusion Act

CULTURE

THE GREAT TRUFFLE HUNT • We spent two decades trying to grow Périgord truffles on our Okanagan farm. This year, we finally succeeded.

A COASTAL REFUGE • Two university friends teamed up to build this hidden Nova Scotia haven

“Thirteen years ago, I left St. Lucia to work in Ontario. When can my wife and sons join me?” • I spend 12 hours a day in a greenhouse, but the hardest part of my job is being apart from family

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